After a last minute effort by hackers to interfere with the French election, centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron still handily defeated his far right adversary Marine Le Pen. How the French press will handle the campaign hacks following a mandated blackout on election reporting remains to be seen.

As we count down to France’s election day this Sunday, it is important to highlight what both presidential candidates have outlined in their manifestos for the country’s economic future and the impact existing startups believe a Macron or Le Pen win will have on the fintech industry.